Friday, March 15, 2013

Painting Over Text


Permanent marker and watercolor
over book text...the rose above
was drawn while looking at 
a vintage wallpaper pattern.



Just tear a page from an old book and 
draw on it with a bullet tip permanent marker.
Then paint watercolor washes over the pen drawing.
I use my hair dryer between washes to dry it 
more quickly. Add details with a fine tip marker
and white gel pen.



I've enlarged motifs from some of my
previous art journal pages, but the 
possibilities are endless!

where there is an art auction going on
to benefit Sandy Hook Elementary.



31 comments:

  1. Diann, your art is lovely. That's a great technique you use with the old book pages.

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  2. Beautiful flower, transmitted delicacy and sweetness.

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  3. loving all your pretty journal pages and thank you for visiting me today.
    Happy PPF, Annette x
    http://nettysartadventures.blogspot.co.uk/

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  4. Nicely done. Like your pages very much. Thank you.

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  5. All 3 are wonderful!
    I can't wait for Spring, too!! :)
    ♥♥♥
    Happy PPF!!
    Mary
    Mixed-Media Map Art

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  6. I love the paint over text, and over sheet music, too. Very nice pieces of art...love them all. Happy PPF!

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  7. Paint over text is always so lovely in my opinion. I love seeing the words peeking through. Sometimes just even the hint of text can give such great texture

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  8. I'm ready for Spring too! My favorite season of the year - lovely pages - so soft and sweet! xo

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  9. Pretty, pretty pages! I love the variation in line that you got on the leaves.

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  10. So cute! I love that technique.

    Happy PPF!

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  11. I enjoyed your paintings on book pages. Love your lettering too!

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  12. what fantastic ART Blog!

    Thank you for visiting me and I would be very happy if you would participate once on our monthly Challengen over on
    ART-JOURNAL-JOURNEY

    xxx from Austria

    Susi

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  13. I did this a lot with my artist trading cards, and it always looks good. Happy PPF.

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  14. I love this process and the results!! Very nice work...so pretty!

    Hugs Giggles

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  15. This is beautiful! I love the paint over test! And I absolutely love old book pages...fun to think of the story they tell!

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  16. Your painting on text is wonderful...
    everything goes better with book pages I think ;)

    Happy St Paddy's Day Weekend to you and yours Dianne
    oxo

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  17. I love this! Wonderful results you get with this technique!

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  18. Your pages are so beautiful and they have a delicate feeling on them. Love them!!

    Have a great day!
    Nora

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  19. what lovely drawings that look so effective..I really like your cross stitch sampler bag and know how much time it takes to do

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  20. You do beautiful work Dianne! Thanks for commenting on my blog. I use a Moleskine Watercolor Book. It is about 8"x5" so opened it is 16"x5". Very Do-able as a Daily journal. Thanks!

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  21. beautiful and I too can´t wait for spring to come :)

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  22. Oh gosh. These are simply gorgeous. Very, very impressive. I love how well you draw, but then you know that because I tell you all the time (grin).

    Love that sampler bag, too. It's really springy. Gotta admit, I love the bunny best.

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  23. Beautiful paintings. I love the colours you have chosen x

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  24. Lovely work, all three. I also like to use text:)
    xx

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  25. These are beautiful, especially the top one of the rose!

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  26. Beautiful colors -- nice to have the background of the printed page -- looks like imagination is covering the text. :)

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  27. This is giving me so much inspiration for the journal I will be working on tomorrow! I'm glad I brought a lot of my markers on vacation with me!

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  28. Oh, I love, love, love these! The sketches, the words, the colors are so beautiful!

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  29. i also love painting over book paper and i also use my hair dryer! your pages are wonderful!

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  30. Sensitive use of media and interesting images. Thanks for your visit:)

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